Last session as usual chaotic before the Sunday race on the Brianza track. The qualifying hour was a bit atypical, given the format which involves a different type of compound for each round, saw him grab poleSainz's Ferrari. The Spaniard did a perfect lap to say the least which put Verstappen and Leclerc behind him.
Q1 and the Ferrari investigation
Max gets off to a very strong start and immediately takes first place. However, a bad surprise at the end of the lap for the Dutchman. Number one went beyond track limits and saw the time wiped off. Immediately afterwards Albon arrives with the extraordinary one Williams to take the first provisional position. We remind you that Q1 is contested with tough competition due to the new qualification format. Russell and Perez did well straight away. The Mexican will try to recover after afp3 disappointing and an fp2 soiled by his accident.
Big risk for McLaren by Norris, which is arriving at the parabolic risks contact withAlpine of Ocon due to a misunderstanding. Max tries again and succeeds. The Dutchman returns to the track and, despite risking another cancellation, puts his RB19 in first position. Ocon also risks a lot, after he ends up in the gravel at the exit of the Ascari without losing control of the car. Time canceled for him too and he returned to the pits for checks on the car. AlphaTauri is not bad, with the Fresh Lawson, Ricciardo's replacementBenissimo Tsunoda, immediately at ease on the flying lap, was fourth at the end of Q1. When time runs out the excluded are Zhou, Gasly, Ocon, Magnussen and Stroll. Start of a weekend to forget for Alpine and Stroll.
Last minute at the end of Q1, with Ferrari which will be investigated for not respecting the lap time of 1:41. After the qualifying session the verdict.
Q2: typical chaos in Monza qualifying
The second of today's three rounds also starts. Now the compound changes: everyone will use medium tyres hoping to be able to access Q3, which will see the soft tire as the protagonist. The first to close the lap is Verstappen, who with the audacity of a champion takes the first time without a wake. Then undermined by Sainz, visibly at ease with the SF-23 "zero-load" version. The Mercedes are struggling without a slipstream: Hamilton is provisionally excluded with six minutes to go.
Lots of traffic at the pit exit for the last attempt. At the end of the round those excluded are Tsunoda, Lawson, Hulkenberg, Bottas and Sargeant. The Ferraris are excellent: Leclerc and Sainz follow closely behind Verstappen in first position.
Sainz makes the fans dream in Monza qualifying
The first to exit is always Max, followed by his partner and Norris' McLaren. Max's first attempt is dirtied by the slight gravel exit at the Roggia. In fact, the two Ferraris arrive and overthrow the Dutchman. With seven minutes to go, Ferrari is on the front row with Sainz in front, but Max has yet to have his say. In the second attempt Leclerc comes out behind Alonso and leaves the gap to third to avoid creating trails. Carlos Sainz took pole position with a sensational lap that put Max Verstappen behind him. Leclerc è just behind the Dutch. Russell precedes Perez. Great Albon in sixth. Piastres he is seventh ahead of Hamilton. Norris and Alonso close the top 10. The communication also arrived that There will be no sanctions for Ferrari following the investigation.
See you tomorrow at 15pm for a race to experience.
